Na verdade, isso mudou desde dezembro de 2014.
A Microsoft anunciou que agora suporta o backup do Win7, Win8 e Win8.1.
Citação de azure.microsoft:
We are excited to announce the support for backing up data to Azure
from Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines, using Azure
Backup. You can find more details on the supported client operating
system versions, SKUs in KB3015072. By downloading this update, you
automatically get all the capabilities released in the last few
months, including:
KB2989574: Support for data sources more than 850GB
KB2997692: Long Term Retention and Simplified Signup & Registration
KB2999951: Support for Windows Server 2008
KB3015072: Support for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
This release opens up new scenarios for Azure Backup by enabling
customers to back up their on-premises files and folders directly to
Azure. Once the initial backup copy is completed, Azure Backup tracks
the changes to the backed up files and efficiently transfers only the
changed content over HTTPS.
Setting up Azure Backup is really simple, and we have a 3 part video
series which explains the steps. The steps are detailed in a getting
started blog article as well.
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